SRES 253
116th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Jun 19, 2019
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)
Jun 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)
Jun 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This resolution designates June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3836; text: CR S3850)
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Cosponsors
43
D
Baldwin, Tammy
R
Blackburn, Marsha
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Booker, Cory A.
R
Boozman, John
R
Cassidy, Bill
R
Collins, Susan M.
D
Coons, Christopher A.
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
R
Cramer, Kevin
R
Cruz, Ted
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Durbin, Richard J.
R
Fischer, Deb
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
R
Grassley, Chuck
R
Hawley, Josh
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Kaine, Tim
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
R
Lankford, James
R
Lee, Mike
D
Markey, Edward J.
McSally, Martha
R
Moran, Jerry
D
Murphy, Christopher
D
Murray, Patty
R
Paul, Rand
D
Peters, Gary C.
D
Reed, Jack
R
Risch, James E.
D
Rosen, Jacky
R
Scott, Tim
D
Smith, Tina
R
Tillis, Thomas
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Warner, Mark R.
D
Warren, Elizabeth
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
R
Wicker, Roger F.
D
Wyden, Ron
R
Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 253: A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-253/
"S. Res. 253: A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-253/.
S. Res. 253, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-253/.
[S. Res. 253: A resolution designating June 19, 2019, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-253/)